Type-cabinet and equipment therefor



NI. C. HARRIS. TYPE CABINET AND EQUIPMENT THEREFOR. APPLICATION FILED rI.25,19I9.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

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PATENT OFFICE. Y

MORRIS C. HARRIS, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

TYPE-CABIN ET AND EQUIPMENT THEREFOR.

Application filed February 25, 1919.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

`Be it known that I, MORRIS C. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in Type-Cabinets and Equipment Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of the present invention are: to provide, in combination an improved type-cabinet, an improved type-cabinet top and workbank supported on said type-cabinet, an improved lead and slug-case on said type-cabinet top, and a mechanism for supporting and holding therein labor-saving rule cases, whereby all spacing materials and rules commonly used by a compositor are assembled and located immediately in front of, and in close proximity to, the workmen, and can be used simultaneously from either or both sides of said type-cabinet-and yet leave all the type-cases and other material assembled in said ltype-cabinet Vfree of access to other workmen.

To provide a case for holding the various graduated or labor-saving lengths of leads and slugs or reglets in which said material can be easily and readily placed in, or withdrawn from, said case with a minimum amount of time and labor.

Further objects and advantages will appear from the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may-be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved typecabinet. Fig. 2 is a. perspective view of my type cabinet top, showing a rule case drawn out of the compositors workbank. Fig. 3 is a front view of my lead and slug case. Fig. a'- is a top plan view of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a section of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a plan view of number-buttons for designating the depth of lead and slug compartments. Fig. 7 is a plan .View of a strip for attaching number-buttons to the case. Fig. 8 is a side view of a flange roller. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the underside of a type case, showing flange rollers countersunk in the bottom edge of the end-rails. Fig. 10 is a side view of grooved roller for slidably supporting a rule case. Fig. 11 isa side view of a hooked run or Slide for` lslidably Specification of Letters Patent.

Vhis side a tier balance the weight of the type and Patented Nov. 8, 1921. serial No. 279,213.

supporting a rule case. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of my type cabinet top tilted up from my type-cabinet, showing construction and method of attaching the top to the cabinet.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a perspective view of my improved double type cabinet, equipped with and supporting thereon my improved type cabinet top 2, on which is supported my lead and slug'case 3. The cabinet is made of a length to accommodate two tier of standard job cases, and of a width suflicient to allow for a sloping top or workbank 15 on each side thereof, with a raised framework S extending upward between the sloping workbanks 15 for supporting a lead and slug case rIhe eXtra width of the cabinet permits the type cases to be offset a distance back from the face of the cabinet frame and also leave a considerable space between the back of the cases and the other or far side of the type cabinet. The tier or series of type cases at each end of the cabinet are made to open from opposite sides, so that a compositor working at the workbank on either side of the cabinet will directly face or have in front of him the backs of the type cases opening from or through the other side of the cabinet and at or series of type cases opening from the side of the cabinet at which he is working. The cabinet is equipped with standard type cases 17 sliding on steel runs, and suitable stops keep the' cases in line. Oppositely disposed flanged rollers 14 are counter-sunk in the bottom of the end-rails of the type cases, and secured with screw pins, one on each end thereof and positioned to nearly case. The rollers 37, project slightly below the bottom of the end rails of the type case and roll on the steel runs, and lessen the friction. The flanges 38 work along the edges of the steel-runs and keep' the ends of the case from contact with the frame of the cabinet. Longitudinal paneled partitions 10, recessed a distance back from the front of the cabinet, inclose the vbacks of the type cases and also serve as a support for lead and reglet cases 3b set on top thereof and eX- tending back into the cabinet;

In place ofthe regulation flat top, I provide my cabinet with an open framework top 24. The side-bars of the framework are .Securely fastened t9 the 10p-rails and @nds 0f the cabinet, on both sides and both ends thereof. Cross-pieces 7 dadoed as at 28 to receive the projecting ends or lugs 27 on uprights 26 in the cabinet top, mortise with and into the side-pieces at both ends, and also in the middle over the center wall of the cabinet. The cross-pieces are securely fastened to the top-rails and end and center-walls of the cabinet. This forms a support for the cabinet top and also provides a means of holding the cabinet top in place on the cabinet. Y

My type cabinet top 2, comprises a base carrying and supporting two oppositely disposed sloping workbanks 15, inclined 'downward from a common line or center. and a raised or elevated part ory framework 8 attached to the base and extending upward between sloping workbanks 15, adapted to carry a lead and slug case 3 on top thereof. The base is formed of a plurality of angular pieces 29, of a length corresponding to the width of the type cabinet and the thickness and depth required, and extend transversely across the top 0f the cabinet. The tops of angular pieces 29, for a little dis-4 tance on each side of their centers are straight and parallel with the bottom, then slope gently downward to both ends to apoint. At the straight central portion of angular pieces 29 upright supporting members 26 mortise with and into angular pieces 29 and extend upward at right angles thereto, and also project downward a short distance below the bottom thereof, forming lugs 2?. The end members are spaced a distance apart corresponding to the length of a standard type cabinet, so that when the type cabinet topis placed in position on the top of a single type cabinet the ends of the type cabinet and the end supports of the type cabinet top will aline or register. A third upright support and base 26, identicalwith the others, is placed midway between the. end members, and `divides the framework into two equal parts or sections, each section being of a length to'accomniodate a standard rule case between adjacent uprights. The supplemental upright support and base reinforces the framework and makes it capable of carrying the great weight of leads and slugs .in the lead and slug case supported thereon. The upper part of the upright supporting members are slightly less in width than the lead and slug case 8.V The upper edges are straight and parallel with the bottom edges for a little distance, then curve downward and inwardly from both edges thereof, and then extend vertically downward through and a shortdistance below angular pieces 29, forming lugs 27 'which engage 4with membering dadoes 28 in the top of the cabinet and hold the cabinet top in place on the type cabinet. Transverselongitudinal members 19 mortis@ rwith the hooks 25a with and into upright members 26, at the top near the front edges thereof, forming therewith a raised framework 8, wide on the top to accommodate a. double lead and slug case, and narrow at the bottom to accommodate a wide workbank. This permits the use of a wider make-up galley than would be possible if the bottom portion of the upright supports vere of the same width'as the top portion. lt also brings the lead and slug case 3 supported on the raised framework 8 forward and nearer the compositor, to his advantage. The longitudinal connecting members 19 are scotia in shape, and are recessed or' set back a little distance from the edge or front o-f the upright supports 26. This causes a downward sloping recess to be formed in the front of the raised framework 8 and gives better access to rule cases supported Jtherein. Longitudinal flat table members 36, the required length and width, are securely attached to the sloping edges of angular pieces 29 and form workba-nks 15 on both sides of the cabinet top.

Hinged shelves or workbanks 11, attached to projecting strips 6 firmly secured to the ends of the cabinet top 2 and supported on swinging brackets il', movably hung in prej ecting sockets 5 attached to the end of the type cabinet, are adapted to be Vused as supplemental workbank. The hinged shelves 11 may be utilized as a rest for' a type case when withdrawn from the cabinet for typesetting or distribution. .li/When not in use the hinged shelves 11 may of the way by swinging` the supporting brackets 4 against the ends of the cabinet. The projectingl strip 6 on the end of the cabinet top-*allows for clearance.

Rule cases 16, having pairs of grooved 105 rollers 12 attached to the ends thereof with scew pins, are slidably supported on hooker,e runs or slides 25`attached toV adjacent uprights 26 in the raised framework 8, an spaced therefrom by washers. The rollers 110 12 rotate on screw pins 12a. The groove 12b rides on thevslides or runs 25. The flanges 12C washer the case and hold it steady on the slides. The rollers and slides are so positioned that when the front edge of the case is slightly raised the near rollers will clear the hooks on the ends of the slides 25 and the case can be drawn forwardto. either side of the cabinet. Then inthis position the rollers 12 on the far side of the case engage 12o in the near ends ofthe slides25 and, in conjunction with the scotia bars 19in the raised framework 8, hold the case in position over thevworkbank 15, as shown in .Fig. f2. 1 .Y Y

' `That partf'of the sloping top directly over the tier or series of ltype cases opening from the farside of the cabinet is utilized for the'compositors workbank 15. V

Immediately front of the eompositors 130 be dropped down out 100 Y ments may be made to look lof my type-cabinet top 2, is

.rality Werkbank 15, supported on an elevated framework 8, attached to and forming part a two-tier lead The lower tier of compartments is for leads, and the upper tier is for slugs. The boxes or compartments look out or face toward both sides ofthe cabinet, and are so arranged that each side thereof is an exact duplicate of the other side, so that a compositor working at either side of the cabinet will always have the same arrangement of material in front of him. The compartments are arranged to accommodate leads and slugs in graduated lengths from 9 to 40 by ems. A companion case 3a, on the other end of the cabinet top, similarly provides for -point and 12-point reglet. Between adjacent ends of the lead and slug case 3.

and slug case and the reglet case and ex-V tending down to and sloping Werkbank 15 is a metal furniture rack 9, adapted to accommodate the diiferent lengths and sizes of metal furniture. A one-tier lead and slug and reglet case 3b, for long lengths of leads and slugs and reglets, is placed in the recess under the compositors workbank. The compartments are in pairs,one for leads and slugs, one for reglet, in graduated lengths from 40 to 50 by cms, and from 52 to 60 by 2 ems.

My lead and slug case 3, comprises a pluof like oppositely disposed top and bottom members of the length of a standard type cabinet, and of a width required, mortised or dadoed with and engaging transverse vertical end members and forming therewith a framework one or more stories high. Top and bottom members are uniformly dadoed their entire length, the dadoes being made of such width and a proper distance apart to permit a standard lead or slug to be comfortably inserted between partitions .inserted in adjacent dadoes. Thin liat partitions 33-34 inserted in the dadoes divide the case into a series of narrow compartments. Oblique longitudinal partitions 18 mortise into the top and bottom members of the framework at such Van angle as will cause the compartments to uniformly change in depth, so that when a series of graduated lengths of leads or slugs are placed therein their protruding ends will line at or near the face of the case. The compart` or face from they may be made across the top of the both sides of the case, or to look or face from one side only. Alternate partitions 33, forming the lead and slug compartments, extend to the front or face of the case. Intermediate partitions 34, recess or set back a distance from, the face of the case. This causes the compartments to recess backA from the front orface of the case in couples or pairs, with the exterior walls 33 of adjacentcompartments extending' forward to the face of the case,

with the result that only one-half the num-- ber of Openings appear to the eye of the compositor as would show in a case having all the partitions extending Hush with front line of the case.

Commencing at the front edge and extending back a little distance on both sides thereof, both series of transverse partitions 33 34 are slightly tapered or beveled, the taperor bevel on each series terminating at a common point back from the face of the case. The tapering edges of adjacent partitions 33-34 cause the mouths or openings of the compartments to be wider than the boxes, which facilitates the distribution of leads or slugs therein. The distribution of leads and slugs is further facilitated by thc extending exterior walls 33 of adjacent compartments, which form rest-s or guides against which lea-ds or slugs are shunted in entering them to their respective compartments.

The lead and slug case 3 is the length of a single type cabinet. By forming the dadoes therein one inch apart on centers and the partitions of suitable thickness am able to'obtain 32 compartments in my case. These compartments recess back from the face of the case in twos or couples, forming 16 pairs or couplets of compartments. Transverse'partitions 35, having a wide face and colored to contrast with adjacent partitions 33-34, subdivide the 1G couplets or pairs of compartments into four uniform groups of compartments of progressively varying depth. One group or section accommodates leads and slugs in graduated .lengths from 9 to 1G; the next section ac.- commodates lengths fromv 17 to 24; the next section accommodates lengths from 25 to 32; and the last section accommodates lengths from 33 to 40. The contrasting partitions 35 extend through the case from the front or face tothe back or far side thereof, intersecting the oblique partition 18, and divide the case into t equal parts or sections. The two series of transverse partitions 33-34 extend back from and terminate ata common line midway between the front of the case and the oblique partition 18 in each group of compartments, as shown in Fig. 4. This saves material, simplilies construction, and tends to decrease the friction in withdrawing and returning leads and slugs to the case. Dividing the compartments into groups aids the compositor in quickly locating the boxes, and also tends to standardize the case.

angs of numbers indicating the depth of lead and slug compartments, of the proper size and spaced to aline with the compartments in the lead and slug case, are printed on narrow strips of white cardboard 2O or other suitable material. The strips are fed between a series of round embossing cabinet, but that as dies, spaced to register with the numbers on the strips. This forms a series of raised buttons 2l around and over the printed numbers. Round openings 22, registering with the raised buttons, are formed in thin veneer strips of hardwood 23, of a width to cover the longitudinal partition between the lead and slug compartments. The raised buttons 21, are lightlyA covered with white shellac and fitted in openings 22 in the veneer strip 23. The shellac causes the raised buttons to adhere in the openings and gives them the appearance of raised number tacks. The veneer strips 23 are suitably attached to the longitudinal partition between the lead and slug compartments. Facing strips 82 broken around the top and bottom members cover the ends of the dadoes and hold the transverse partitions 33 flush with the front Vof the case.

It can readily be seen from the foregoing description that cases of similar construction are adapted to care for labor saving metal and wood furniture with equally advantageous results.

It is understood that both sides of my type cabinet, and likewise the cabinet top and the lead and slug case are precisely alike, so that the same or identical material, identically ypositioned and arranged, is available from either side of said cabinet it is also understood that my type cabinet, my type cabinet top, and my lead and slug case are each standard units covering a single type type cabinets are usually made double two units of my type cabinet top as also two units of my leadv and slug -case may be combined and joined together as a single piece covering a double cabinet.

By the disposition and arrangement here described and shown all spacing materials and rules are assembled within easy reach of a compositor workingv at the workbank on either side of the type cabinet, and are also handily available t0 a compositor working at the hinged workbank on either end of the cabinet; also, the free and unobstructed use of the type and materials assembled in said cabinet is secured to all the workmen, without being in'eachV others way.

I claim: Y

l.` The Ycombination with a type cabinet of a type cabinet top supported on said type cabinet, oppositely disposed sloping workbanks thereon, spaced from each other, upright supports between saidworkbanks, wide at the top to support a double lead and slug case and'narrow at the bottom to accommodate a wide work galley, and a lead and slugv case supported thereon, hooked slides or runs attached to adjacent uprights for slidably supporting a rule case.

2. As an article of and slug case,compartments therein recessed back from the face of the case in pairs, and exterior walls of adjacent compartments eX- tending forward to the face of the case.

manufacture, a lead 3. As an article of manufacture, a leadY and slug case, compartments therein recessed back from the face of the case in pairs, mouths of openings of compartments taperling and wider than the compartments eX- terior walls of adjacent compartments extending forward to the face of the ease.

4. A type cabinet as described, cases slidable therein in two vertical series located respectively at opposite sides of the two ends of the cabinet and opening through opposite sides thereof, and having flanged rollers countersunk in and rotatably attached to the lower edges of the end-rails of the type cases, as and for the purposes shown and described. Y f y 5. A type cabinet .top comprising oppositely Vdisposed workbanks, a framework supported onA and Vraised above said workbanks and equidistant between them, wide at the top to support a double lead and slug case, and narrow at the bottom to accommodate a wide work galley. Y

ln testimony whereof I affix my Vsignature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Y WORK-ISC. HARRS.

V'Titnesses; Y Y J. iV. HARnnNs'rEIN, W. S. TAYLER. 

